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Manning Verdict a Warning to Future 'Heroes of Transparency' (El Pais, Spain)

 

"On that list of heroes there are two names, although for very different reasons: Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. ... Manning, Snowden and Assange represent a new phenomenon that exposes the weaknesses of the intelligence services, particularly those of the United States, which are unable to control those with access to the vast amount of data they process."

 

By Walter Oppenheimer

                                        

 

Translated By Rachael Bradley

 

August 1, 2013

 

Spain - El Pais - Original Article (Spanish)

Russia President Vladimir Putin with a 46-pound Pike fish he claimed to have caught: In Edward Snowden, now a temporary resident of Russia, what sort of fish does he have?

BBC NEWS VIDEO: On the set of award-winning Bradley Manning play, Aug. 8, 00:03:41 RealVideo

For the Pentagon, the case against Bradley Manning is much more than just personal score settling with a soldier who decided to divulge to WikiLeaks classified material that was so compromising to the United States. It is about setting a precedent that will deter others who dream of following in their footsteps and becoming heroes of transparency. After being exonerated of the charge of aiding the enemy, Manning's sentencing leaves the Pentagon halfway toward its objective.

 

On that list of heroes there are two names, although for very different reasons: Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. The first has been stuck in limbo at the Moscow Airport's transit zone for five weeks, waiting for either Russia to grant him asylum or the capacity to fly to a country that has already offered it to him, such as Venezuela, Bolivia or Nicaragua [The Kremlin granted Snowden asylum on Aug. 1]. The second has spent 13 months at the Ecuador Embassy in London to avoid deportation to Sweden, the first step, according to him, to handing him to U.S. authorities.

 

What unites them is their access to U.S. classified material. Manning as a soldier destined for Bagdad, Snowden as a contractor for the National Security Agency who exploited his talent as a hacker, and Assange as founder and the ideological leader of the largest operation dedicated to divulging secrets, WikiLeaks. The three represent a new phenomenon that exposes the weaknesses of the intelligence services, particularly those of the United States, which are unable to control those with access to the vast amount of data they process. Above all, the most difficult challenge they face is to prevent people from stealing classified information.

 

Snowden is wanted by the U.S., which accuses him of stealing public property, with the unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, and without permission, for handing classified communications intelligence to others. All as a consequence of the publication by London daily The Guardian of several documents laying out the intelligence activities of the American and British governments, including spying on other European governments and the European Commission, plus the more or less forced collaboration of Internet giants Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and others.

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Snowden was in Hong Kong when The Guardian published his first installment. He then flew to Moscow on June 24. Last week it was announced that Russia would accept his petition for asylum. His capacity to fly to another country is limited. Washington showed the lengths to which it would go when, suspecting Edward Snowden was on board, it managed to pressure France and Portugal to refuse overfly permission to the aircraft of Bolivia President Evo Morales on a return flight from Moscow. Morales was forces to land in Vienna before being allowed to continue on his journey home.

 

Assange is another matter. The United States is not demanding his extradition. Sweden seeks his extradition to clarify accusations of rape and sexual assault which have been brought by two Swedish women. He left Stockholm for London just hours before a detention warrant was issued, and since last June he has taken refuge at the Ecuador Embassy. He is certain that if extradited to Sweden, it would be the first stop on his way to Washington. Assange's supporters have a blind faith and wholeheartedly believe in him. They do so without stopping to think that if any government would hand him over to the U.S. with its eyes closed, it would Britain's, not Sweden's.

 

Assange appears from time to time on the embassy balcony to ensure we don't forget him, and as much as possible, he has associated himself with Snowden. His most recent strategy is to run in the Australia elections with a new party, the WikiLeaks Party.

 

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